Dentists

The looming federal government shutdown could lead to oral health workforce programs and small business protections to lose funding, according to a Dec. 19 news release from the American Dental Association.

Sodabeh Etminan, DMD, recently became the first dentist selected for the Obama Foundation Leaders Program. 

Here are five universities and colleges opening and breaking ground on new dental schools that Becker's has reported on in 2024:

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health opened its eighth outpatient dental practice in Lake Success, N.Y.

The Florida Cabinet voted to allocate $1 million in funding for dental programs designed for veterans, according to a Dec. 17 news release.

A former dental office manager who was previously accused of practicing dentistry without a license is now being charged with unlawful use of a registration number and fraudulent use of a credit card, NECN reported Dec. 17.

Zach Casagrande, DDS, has been recognized for his lifetime achievement for Invisalign treatment by Align Technology. 

A man was recently arrested and charged with breaking into an orthodontics office in Mobile, Ala., WKRG reported Dec. 16.

A Pennsylvania dental practice has relocated into a building that previously housed a restaurant, according to a Dec. 14 report from North Penn Now.

Brian Scott, DDS, past president of the California Dental Association, died Nov. 28 at age 75.